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April 15, 1912: the sinking of the Titanic

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The Titanic during its stopover in Southampton in 1912. UIG / LEEMAGE

Text by: Valérie Nivelon

4 mins

The liner, believed to be unsinkable, sank to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14-15, 1912. 1,500 people perished in the sinking which is still considered the largest in the history of the commercial navy.

The

continues to fascinate all over the world, as evidenced by numerous films, exhibitions and even exploration missions of the wreckage which lies at 3,821 meters deep.  

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On this occasion, the program

 was reporting from Cherbourg in the footsteps of those who boarded the

on April 10, 1912 , because it is here that La cité de la mer inaugurated its new space devoted to the

and its last stopover in the port of Cherbourg.  

This new exhibition space is staged in the former transatlantic ferry terminal, a station considered to be one of the finest examples of art deco architecture in Europe. 

It was here, via Cherbourg, that millions of Europeans transited at the beginning of the 20th century because, for them, boarding the

meant trying their luck in America. 

A dream stopped short by the sinking of a liner, however renowned for its safety. 

With

, Valérie Nivelon takes you on board the

, not with first class passengers, but with third class passengers, with the little people of European migrants who dream of America. 

This show originally aired on May 12, 2012.

Pierre Valdy

, head of the Ifremer exploration mission on the

 was the guest of the program

, August 3, 2000. At the microphone of Jean-François Cadet, Pierre Valdy talks about the objects brought up since the

. 

Pierre Valdy de l'Efremer: the objects inside the Titanic

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